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Price's suggested Irish derivation for War Hill, whilst possible, seems rather tautological and is not backed up by any Irish attestations. Barr is itself a common term denoting a hill and is usually the first element in names, e.g. Barr Trí gCom (Baurtregaum), Barr na Coilleadh (Barnakillew), etc. Also hill of the top seems a strange way to describe War Hill, since it's really only a lower outlier of Djouce. An alternative is that the name was created in English, and this is supported by a reference to a battle on War Hill in a letter written on 15th December 1838 by Eugene O'Curry. “In the Townland of Lackandarragh in the Powerscourt Parish they shew a place called the Churchyard, but it does not retain the least vestige of either a church or churchyard. Some say that it was the place of sepulture of persons killed in a battle fought between the English troops and the O’Tooles some three hundred years ago. This battle was fought on War Hill, immediately overhanging this Churchyard, on the opposite side of the river.” Of course, one would expect these events to give rise to Battle Hill, rather than War Hill, so this suggestion must also be considered tentative.
War Hill is the 134th highest place in Ireland.Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/129/?PHPSESSID=lka5ucqcamhfj7gquruilr1sn1

Undertook the Djouce/War Hill route as described in the Helen Fairbarn Dublin & Wicklow Walks book. This walk is a loop from the J.B Malone Memorial which follows the wicklow way to the Dargle river at Glensoulan and up the north east side of War Hill before heading on to Djouce.

The approach from Glensoulan to War Hill remains as painful as previously described by others. Not a very pleasant journey given the amount of bracken and heather to traverse. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/129/comment/18692/